The Irish standard., 1887-10-08
NORTHWESTERN NOTES.
MINNESOTA,

MINNESOTA.
Hay is $40 to $12 per ton at Brainerd.
Austin is rushing up it's water works.
St. Cloud is to have new broom fac
tory.
Little Falls wants the Duluth, Huron
& Denver.
T. E. Watson has withdrawn from
the Wells bank.
Meadows around Verndale have suf-
fered by fire lately.
Brainerd stores are to be closed at
p. m.
The Waseca Fair opens Wednesday
with bright outlook and several new
halls.
Brainerd's city clerk. Parsons, has re-
signed, and will go to California for his
health.
The heavy fog at Brainerd has caused
several accidents in and near the rail-
road yards there.
Faribault is being worked by profess
sional burglars, and one Edward Kelley
has been held in $500 bonds.
1t is estimated that $50 tons Of hay
We're burned near Little Falls lately
and considerable meadow destroyed.
Neil Connolly, deputy sheriff for six
years at Hastings, has resigned to take
a rest, aud is succeeded by Edward
Murray.
The Faribault county Fair, held at
Winnebago City. closed Monday. The
agricultural and stock display is ex-
ceeding anything, so far, in the "blue
grass region'' Of Minnesota.
The spur track to the dam, from the
west side Of the Manitoba track at St.
Cloud, for the accommodation of the
new -four mill and Phoenix iron mill,
was surveyed Monday.
The golden Jubilee of the pope was
celebrated ali New Prague Monday by
The Catholic knights of the Bohemian
order, A. congratllatory cablegrrm
was sent to the Pope and an answer
was received bestowing his apostolic
benediction.
Winona Herald: nFrank l.. Cotter
and Miss Amy A}oysius Burns were
married on Tuesday morning at St.
Thomas church, Rev. Father Cotter
officiating, assisted by Rev. Father
Meier Of St. Joseph's church, Herman
of Rushford and Reilly of Minneapolis.
The bride and groom were attended by
Miss Lulu Metzger of St. Paul and
James P. Burns. brother Of the bride.
Miss Burns wore heliotrope with natural
flowers. The church WAS decorated
with flowers and was filled with friends
OF the bride and groom. After the cere-
mony, Miss Genevive Clark sang 20
Rest in the Lord" from Elijah. A
wedding breakfast was served at the
residence Of Mrs. Shea, sister Of the
BRIDE. MIR. and Mrs. Cotter left for the
east for short trip. Miss Burns is a
Winona girl, the daughter of Thomas
Burns, one of our old settlers. Mr..
Cotter is brother of Of Rev. Father
Cotter and has lived several years in
this city. That he holds the confidence
and respect of Our citizens is proved by
the responsible office Of county treasur-
er to which he was ele ted" Mr.. Cotter
is the worthy State Treasurer of the
Ancient Order of Hibernians. The
of The IRISH STAN
DARD are extended to him, and the best
wishes Of large number of friends and
acquaintance Of Mr.. and Mrs. Cotter
in this section will go out to them for
their future happiness and prosperity.
DAKOTA.
Judge Spencer is to live in Huron.
Sioux Falls is having temperance
boom.
A man at Fargo lately made $50
pound Switzer cheese.
Gov. Church was at the opening OF
the Mitchell University Saturday.
Fargo and Bismarck coal dealers will
give 1000 pounds to ton hereafter,
Jamestown is TO have water works,
electric light and signal service flags.
The Dominican Fathers of this city
are holding mission at Mitchell this
week.
A new paper called the Dawson
Breeze has been started at Dawson.
Kidder county.
Groton has five elevators and expects
TO ship over 2, 100000 bushels Of grain
this fall.
The Home Rule agitation, like all